22 of the 502 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado are about the other systems — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 98,833 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The frame on my 2004 Chevy Colorado has rusted/rotted to the point that it snapped, causing the bed to rub against the cab. Mechanic said it is not fixable.
NHTSA complaint #11533583 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Frame rust
NHTSA complaint #11526273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Frame of my vehicle is rotting away causing to fail inspection. Just finding out that Toyota did a recall on one of there pick up models replacing their frame due rotting frames that may be a safety factor if it gets into an accident. Does Chevy Colorado have a recall as such? Just had my frame recently welded on a piece of heavy metal to reinforce my frame in order to pass a safety inspection
NHTSA complaint #11525731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mechanic had the truck on the lift raised up to check the brakes for squeaking and while under the truck the mechanic inspected the frame because he noticed a lot of rust and called me to come look at it and pointed out that the frame has rotted to the point that he should not be driven and could break in half and cause major problems for the safety of the occupants and other drivers on the road. I looked up online if other Colorado owners had the same issue and others have the same problem. I’m am forced to junk this vehicle even though the rest of the truck is in very good condition
NHTSA complaint #11460332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME RUSTED OUT LIKE THE TOYOTAS DID AND IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #11413031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I SOLD THIS TRUCK LAST SPRING WITH 243,829 ON THE ODOMETER, IT IS NOW FOR SALE WITH 155,000 ON IT
NHTSA complaint #11396814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO EXTENDED CAB. THIS TRUCK HAS 110,XXX MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE, IT BROKE IN 2 PIECES WHERE THE CAB MEETS THE BED. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND RUINED. THERE ARE A LOT OF FORUMS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME SPOT OF THE FRAME. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING KNOWING EVEN IF I DONT DRIVE THIS TRUCK AGAIN ANOTHER CHEVY COLORADO ON THE HIGHWAY COULD RIP IN 2 PEICES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY FRAME ON THESE TRUCKS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT CHEVY WILL NOT ADDRESS. WHEN MY FRAME BROKE INTO 2 PIECES INWARD DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE BED CAME FREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND SMASHED IN THE BACK CORNER OF MY CAB. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGH WAY BECAUSE IF I WAS IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE CHEVY MAKES RIGHT BY THIS.
NHTSA complaint #11289496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME HAS ALOT OF RUST PLUS THE FRAME IS CRACKED AND THE BACK,THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON YOU CAN NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM THE PLUGING UNIT. WHE YOU TO CHECK THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11244269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT--I'VE HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED--WELDED--EACH OF THE LAST THREE YEARS AFTER FAILING INSPECTION OR BEING TOLD IT WOULD. SUSPENSION ATTACHMENT AREAS, UNDER AND AROUND SHACKLES, CAB MOUNTS, LONG SECTIONS OF PRIMARY FRAME FROM FRONT TO REAR.
NHTSA complaint #11205031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOTICED THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT AND NEEDS TO GET FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY DEATH .IT WAS SITTING STILL WHEN NOTICE
NHTSA complaint #11154292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME IS ROTTED NEEDS REPLACED OR ITS GONNA GET ME KILLED IT THE ONLY TRUCK I HAVE I STILL OWE $9000 ON IT PLEASE HELP ME THANKS
NHTSA complaint #11145300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE JUST UNDER THE EXTENDED CAN IS CRACKED, AND THE FRAME JUST BEHIND EXTENDED CAN DRIVER SIDE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT TO THE POINT THE LEAF SPRING MOUNT IS COLLAPSING INTO THE FRAME.
NHTSA complaint #11144962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOTICED SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME ON 2004 CHEVY COLORADO JUST IN FRONT OF LEAF SPRINGS BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE MORE SEVERE AS PART HAS ROLLED INTO FRAME. PICTURES ATTACHED.
NHTSA complaint #11111443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR DOORS LOCKS CONTINUE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE IN MOTION. SAFETY HAZZARD TO BOTH CHILDREN PERSONAL SITTING IN REAR SEATS. CHILD COULD OPEN DOOR DURING TRAVELING AND FALL OUT. THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE THE DEATH AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD OR PERSON IF THE DOOR HANDLE IS PULLED AND THE REAR DOOR OPENS WHILE IN MOTION? THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME WHILE IN MOTION? IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DAY OR NIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #11047041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLES BCM-BODY CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE OR THE SYSTEM IN ITS SELF IS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLES WILL NOT START OR MAY SHUT OFF AT RANDOM FROM TIME TO TIME. SCAN TOOLS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AS THE BCM. SO REPAIRS MADE MAY MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT A COUPLE HOURS/DAYS/WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM WILL DISGUISE IT SELF AS SOMETHING ELSE OR EVEN COME BACK AS THE SAME PROBLEM. I MYSELF WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STARTER AND HEY IT WORKED, UNTIL 3 HOURS LATER. THEN TOLD THE IGNITION PASSLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE, GOT IT FIXED UNTIL 1 HOUR LATER. NOW I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO WHAT CONTROLS THE WHOLE SYSTEM, THE BCM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB FORUMS, I DONT KNOW IF ANY HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA. SO I FIGURED I WOULD START. I HAVE THIS SYSTEM EFFECTS 2004-2012 MODELS OF CHEVY COLORADO, GMC CANYON AND HUMMER H3.
NHTSA complaint #11024752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE TOOK THE TRUCK OUT FOR A RIDE AND NOTICED SOME NOISES THAT WERE UNUSUAL, PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND FOUND THAT THE FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT. TALKED WITH GM, THEY REQUESTED WE TAKE IT TO GM SERVICE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, WHICH WE DID AND IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DUE TO THE ROTTED FRAME. PLACED A CALL BACK TO GM AND ALL WE HEARD WAS THAT WE DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WITHOUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS VEHICLE HAS 71K FOR MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, ONE OWNER.
NHTSA complaint #10980242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE RECENTLY REALIZED THAT MY 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH UNDER 140,000 MILES HAS A SEVERELY ROTTED OUT FRAME. THE BODY ON MY TRUCK IS IN GREAT CONDTION AND HAS BEEN KEPT IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE FRAME HAS MULTIPLE FIST SIZED HOLES IN THE FRAME AND I AM LEARNING THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO BE FACED WITH THIS PROBLEM. WITH THAT BEING SAID REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE REPLACING THE FRAME HAVE BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $9,000-$15,000. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL TO PROTECT THE TRAVELING PUBLIC ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER COLORADO OWNERS OUT THERE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10959472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEATER BLOWER MORTOR STOPED WORKING 3 TIMES RESISTOR 2 TIMES AND STILL DON'T WORD DEALER CHARGE ME 280.00 AND WANT TO JUST CHANGE PARTS HOPE YOU CAN HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10807615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MAIN FRAME FORMED CRACKS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. CAUSING THE BED TO HIT THE CAB. THE TRUCK COULD BREAK IN HALF IF A BUMP IS HIT.
NHTSA complaint #10745052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SOME MORNINGS MY 04 COLORADO STALLS OUT AND BOGS DOWN. PUSH THE GAS BOGS DOWN AND GOES NOWHERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE TEMP OUTSIDE. IT DOES IT. ITS NOT AN EVERYDAY EVENT. JUST SOME MORNINGS, AND WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING MORE THAN 8 HOURS. I'VE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER, PUT LUCAS FUEL TREATMENT. EVERY SMALL REPAIR I'VE DONE. DEALER SAID WHEN IT ACTS UP THEY WILL TRY AND FIX IT. BUT OF COURSE YOU CANT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR THEM TO SEE. WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE CAUSING THIS. I'VE SEEN THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF INCIDENTS OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I'VE READ. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLES COLORADO'S, ARE HAPPENING TOO. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS THREW Y'ALL? I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING PROBLEMS. ANY COST FREE MAINTENANCE FROM GM?
NHTSA complaint #10384844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT CANNOT PLACE A REAR FACING CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT TURN OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THERE IS A KEY TO TURN OFF THE AIR BAG, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST IN HIS VEHICLE. HE WAS INFORMED OFF THE RECORD THAT HE SHOULD EITHER CUT THE WIRE OR DISABLE THE FUSE. HE BELIEVES THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,863 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,833. UPDATED 03-11-08
NHTSA complaint #10210652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY COLORADO FEB. 11, 2006 WITH 47,262 MILES ON IT FROM THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. IT IS NOW JULY 21, 2006 AND I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP FOR THE 10TH TIME. SO FAR THIS IS WHAT HAS GONE WRONG: HEAD LIGHT SEAL LEAKING, FRONT GRILL MISSING FACTORY CLIPS, AC FAN HOUSING HAS BAD FACTORY MOLD SO THERE IS A "TICKING" WHEN RUNNING THE AC, AC SWITCH RESISTER WENT OUT AND REPLACED THREE WEEKS AGO HAS NOW GONE BAD AGAIN, ROOF BOWS WERE BENT ENOUGH THAT CAUSED THE ROOF SHEET METAL TO POP UP AND DOWN WHEN WINDOWS WERE DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED, REAR FOLD DOWN SEATS HAVE JAMMED AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM REAR CAB WALL, B-PILAR TRIM WILL NOT STAY ON, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER AND O2 (OXYGEN) SENSOR TWO MONTHS AGO, AND NOW AS OF THIS DATE, JULY 21, 2006, THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10163138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.